NOTES ON THE RACING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1870, 2 October 1913, Page 8

NOTES ON THE RACING.

(By Telosrapli.—Special HeD&rtcr.) Hastings, October 1. Tho meeting was held in glorious ' weather. There was a large crowd present, and everything went off well. Rinaldo's win in tho Hrnvke's Bay Guineas was, u very decisive one, and his form makes out Bonny Hele%to bo t\ good filly. There was no fluke about the victory of Brocade jn the Stakes, _ but a lot of her opponents were very. backward. Brooadq is by Royal Fusilier, from Finery, who was very fast over a short distance. The stipendiary stewards inquired into several cases of crossing, but no notion was taken. Castleside was withdrawn from tns Hack Hurdle Race, for which \Y itched started a hot favourite. After '"dujging Ttongomau and Lamsdorfr wvfli tno load until tho straight was entered, tho favourite then ran. to the front ana won easily. T,#msdorff went well to the turn,, but his condition then faded >um. Rongomau got into tho second fonco from- homo, and /Ins lost him several lengths. Merrie Valet ran a fair rac*S and finished fourth. The winner soinn of his fonocK in a very slovenly fnsliioiif' nnd ecghhhl ns if nG would DQ . more at- home over pountry. The Maiden Hack Handicap gavo Bou Rain (Nonifnrm—Grand Rain) a, chance to show hei 1 galloping aljiljtv, which is of a high order. In the birdcage the neatly-turned filly gave a lot of bother, but at the barrier she got; > away smartly, and soon had the field chasing her. At no stage was,, she doing her best, and as tho post was reached she was in a cantor. Ngarua,. the half-brother to St. Tpney ana M.nkara, was a good second favourite, and he just lasted long enough to defeat Discussion, on whom E. Lowe had the mount. ' Baninn, who carried t,!i« ICarnmn colours, is. a big bay gelding by Birkenhead, that will see.a better day. He was winning on fourth, and next- to him came Whakahoki (Sau -Fran

—Maid of' Astolat), who was slow to begin, but finished on well. King's Guard was" very cranky at tho barrier, and wiis loft;, v 1 , • The Flaxmorp Hack Handicap looked a hard race 1o win, and several of tho runners )vero well supported. Astral closed up favourite, with High Pres-sure-next.'. 'The latter gavo a lot of bother at tho barrier, but eventually he was persuaded to join the field, and the 'tapes rose to a good start. Morten; soon , took charge, and led lound' the railway bend from Axis, Golden Glade,' and High Pressure. Tho latter was in second placo at the entrance' to the straight,, but lie ran ivido, - aticl Axis, with Golden Glade, got up oil tho inside. Tho leader held his own, and won comfortably, whilo Golden Glado was a neck in front. ' Tho Guineas field attracted a lot of attention. In-tho parade Sir Moseley looked very fit, and so did Birkful, but Merry Roo was- inclined to break out in a lather, Rinaldo looked a better horse than ho did 1 at Wanganui, but lie was, still above himself. Sir Moseley, on tho. insido, iand Day Fly in the centre, roared up as the barrier rose and, lost-,a lot of ground. Merry Roo began very smartly, but Birkful went stride for stride with her, and Rinaldo filled third borth three lengths off, while the others'.were well back. . Entering, thei'straight Rinaldo ran. up to the' leaders, And soon had the issue beyond doubt.' -Birkful contested every inch, of ground with Merry Roe, but the latter was ri. neck to the good when the post was reached. Sir Moseley finished very, well, and got fourth place, and; it looked as if ho may have been second-had/lie left tho barrier on feven

: terms with >the others. Day Fly and ' French Hose wero a long way back. Back Chat-and Prelusive looked the © most forward of the juveniles engaged •' in the Hastings Stakes, ■ and next to them ill!point' of condition camo the Ivaramu pair, Hymen and Hymettius. Brocade stripped well, bpt will be better for iV race or two, and a similar remark applies to her stable mate, Chime. Reputation- is a model horse,' and has great pace, but he hangs. out badly at , tho barrier rise.. Hymettius and Allen Doone were'left standing. Back Chat was the,first to, become prominent, and led from Falstone, but at the end of < a furlong Brocade had rushed through .-... ahd Refutation followod her.- The lat- . W-ran'off "''the'course ientering the : . straight, and took Football .with; him. Brocado had matters all her own way in the straight, and iwon very easily. Chime was>second till the ; last few strides, • iWien 1 'Football 'headed her..Reputation' finished well- in fourth place. ■! Aiohakau was the only defection from the Spring Handicap, leaving: a dozen runnors. Haskayne was the best-back-' .' ed.'and he won at the finish, aftei' being -ridden in a splendid Taoe. Redloh arid '.'-.'Mysteriach made most of the running, '■'ihut-in. tW straight Haskayrie camo-fast and won by two lengths. -Mysteriach -was' a length dear of Cork, and; then came Redloh. Bon Reve was in tho '. fear throughout and finished last. Pas- , sadena ran a! good race for a mile, but ' was _t'hen/-done with. Sea I'ink "was running a great race when Inv stumbled and came down at t'he straight. -<m T trance. Matlow -also ran a good race, •and may wiii shortly. '■ s, Settler; Gazette and Arohakau carried the bulk of .the money-in the Wafc patu Hack Race.. The latter cleared out : .from the field down tho back, but"her , rider mado tod much use of her and she ' < tired in the long straight. Gazette Was tho first to go out to cut hot dowii, . but she, too, ,fadcd. Settler camo'with a wet sail from tho distance, and ap l . - . peared to be winning easily, fyit .Kooya \neii appeared on the scene, and was : only -a hoad away, as they passed ,the . .. post. Arohakau waS'tlvo'leiigths away,. / ancT'then came Gazette and Hiwitapu. Bliss,was ridden by an- apprentice, and "v h?dla allow'anco in t'he Final Handicap. .She. -,waS' iniido a short . price order, and duly [won, albeit Altcar had \ Jier I .'doing' her. best m the finish. Cul- ' i ' - prit-mhde the running to the turn when •V...' the' favourite camo up, and going on full of running, she won, by' a length. Diavolo was a fair third. . RANOWICK GALLOPS. By Telesrajli-Preas Association—Copyright v Sydney, October 1. ■ There 1 was a large gathering' at Rand- -' wick' to witness tho semi-final gallopsr. Tlio tra'oks wore in excellent ordof. Beau assisted -over tho last mile by Expedite, 'did a round on the grass'in 2mu>. 18|sec.Radnor, with Danaus, rattled over a circuit in 2min. 19sec. . Jier'agaon did l ten furlongs in 2min. ' 'lliiseoi'.'Ulva's Isle defeated Grand Marshal, Harpist, and Breastwork over . a similar distance in 2min. 14sec. Duke . cut out ten: furlong 3' in 2min. 13Jsec.. the, last, milo in lmin. 46seo. Andelosia . , cut out-ten nirlongs in 2min. 13Jsec; , Cider covered the Epsom Handicap dig; tance in'great ..style ill . lmin.. 42sec'. Emperador arid Cherubini-were together' . at the end of a mile run' in lniin. .45} seel Zilper defeated Midnight' Sun by ', three lengths in a ten furlong 3 spin.- . Soltano, at. even pace, did a round-in 2min.;'24scc., the last mile in lmin. '48£sec;\ Cagou did a taking gallop over ten furlongs in 2min. Usee, anksia rani a mile in lmin. 43} sec. ' Valido covered five furlongs in lmin. - VJsec. Y\ ' ■